Anthony Mackie's new movie about Olympic superstar Jesse Owens is still moving forward, the 28-year-old star insisted -- even if it's not exactly moving as fast as the legendary sprinter himself.
"Hopefully we'll be starting it next year," Mackie said of the long in development project. "We're just looking for a director. It's hard to find a director that can make action and sports fun as well as give you deep intense character driven performances."
Owens, of course, is often considered one of the most important (if not also best) athletes ever, famous not just for winning four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, but for being a black man winning four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics in full view of Adolf Hitler, who had hoped to use the games as an opportunity to showcase Nazism and German ethnic superiority. Read more...